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C. 70

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	June 23, 2020

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Payment for Services Provided by Staff Care, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/23/2020

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Samir Shah, M.D., 925-370-5525
cc:	K Cyr M Wilhelm

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: June 23, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, to pay $10,460 to Staff Care, Inc. for the provision of temporary locum tenens physician services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period May 1, 2019 through May 31, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.

BACKGROUND:

On March 28, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-294-40 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #26-294-41) with Staff care, Inc., to provide temporary locum tenens physician services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The Contractor met the Contract payment limit of $9,033,000 and due to a billing error, an additional invoice in the amount of $10,460 for services provided in May 2019 was not received by County until February 2020. The total billed for the contract term of January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019 was

$9,043,760, exceeding the contract payment limit by $10,460. The Contractor is entitled to payment for the reasonable value of its services under the equitable relief theory of quantum meruit. That theory provides that where a contractor has been asked to provide services without a valid contract, and the contractor does so to the benefit of the County, the Contractor is entitled to recover the reasonable value of those services.

The Contractor has provided services at the request of the County after the original contract payment limit had been reached. The Department cannot pay Contractor for services rendered that exceed the contract limits. As such, the Department recommends that the Board authorize the Auditor-Controller to issue a one-time payment not to exceed $10,460 to Staff Care, Inc.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this Board Order is not approved, the Contractor will not be paid for services requested by County staff and provided by Contractor.